Former Mossad chief slams current government´s decisions at TAU
conference; ´If government continues on this path, existing threat to
Israel will not remain a theoretical one,´ he predicts

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During a meeting with students from Tel Aviv University on Monday, ex-
Mossad chief Meir Dagan spoke of what he called the dire need to
change the governance system in Israel.

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"Seventy percent of government decisions are not executed," Dagan
said."Furthermore, some decisions are only executed when it is
convenient for certain ministers."

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According to Dagan, sectorial parties in Israel´s political system
dictate the public agenda. "The government is far from being stable
these days," he said.

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Dagan noted that within the political system exist several
organizations that are dedicated to changing the core values
and "essence" of the State. "If Israel´s government continues on this
path, the existing threat to the State will not remain a theoretical
one, but rather a reality which we will all have to eventually face,"
he said.

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During the meeting, Dagan, who is the chairman of Yesh Sikuy – a
movement devoted to reforming Israel´s legislative system - outlined
the movement´s future goals, which include limiting an elected prime
minister´s administration to only two (consecutive) terms.

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According to Dagan´s suggested governance system, the 2% electoral
threshold will be raised to 3%. The new government will include both
MKs and civilians.

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"We have reached a point where an entire group among the citizens of
Israel has created a situation that has exempt entire populations (in
Israel) from serving in the military," he told the students.

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Last month the former Mossad chief visited the IDF reservists´
protest tent in Jerusalem and signed a petition calling on the
government to pass a law which would require all Israeli citizens to
be drafted either into the IDF or a national service framework.